SEC Comment Letter for Nisun International Enterprise Development Group Co., Ltd (NISN) (CIK 0001603993) (AIOS) — Apr 25, 2014
Nisun International Enterprise Development Group Co., Ltd (NISN) (CIK 0001603993)
Date: April 25, 2014 · CIK: 0001603993 · Accession: 0000000000-14-021095
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April 24, 2014 Via E-mail Mr. Steven Fu Chief Financial Officer Hebron Technology Co., Ltd. No. 587 15th Road, 3rd Av., Binhai Ind. Park Economic & Technology Development Zone Wenzhou, China Re: Hebron Technology Co., Ltd. Draft Registration Statement on Form F-1 Submitted on March 31, 2014 CIK No. 0001603993 Dear M r. Fu: We have reviewed your confidential draft registration s tatement and have the comments below . In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us information so that we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to this letter by providing the requested information and submitting an amended confidential draft registration statement or public ly filing your registration statement on EDGAR. If you do not believe that our comments apply to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing the information that you pro vide in response to these comments and your amended confidential draft registration statement or filed registration statement, we may have additional comments. General 1. We will process this registration statement and any amendment without a price range . Since the price range triggers, however, a number of disclosure matters, we will need sufficient time to process the amendment in which it is included. Note that the price range’s effect on disclosure throughout the registration statement may cause us to raise iss ues on areas upon which we have not commented previously. 2. Confirm that you will not circulate copies of the registration statement or the preliminary prospectus until you include an estimated price range, maximum number of shares, dollar amounts dependent upon the offering price that are based on the midpoint of the offering price range, and all other information except information that you may exclude in reliance upon Rule 430A of Regulation C under the Securities Act . Steven F u Hebron Technology Co., Ltd. April 24, 2014 Page 2 3. We note that you have omitted numer ous non -Rule 430A d isclosures throughout the registration statement. Other than pricing information, provide all missing information in the next pre -effective amendment to the registration statement. 4. We note that you intend to file by amendment additiona l exhibits, including the legal and tax opinion s. We may have comments on the opinion s and other exhibits after they are filed. Allow us sufficient time to review these materials before requesting acceleration of the registration statement’ s effectiveness. 5. Provide us copies of any artwork that you intend to use as soon as pos sible for our review . Since we may have comments on these materials, you may wish to consider waiting for comments before printing and circulating any artwork. 6. Please supplementally provide us with copies of all written communications, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, that you , or anyone aut horized to do so on your behalf , present to potential investors in reliance on Section 5(d) of the Securities Act, whether or not they retain copies of the communications. Similarly, please supplementally provide us with any research reports about you tha t are published or distributed in reliance upon Section 2(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 added by Section 105(a) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act by any broker or dealer that is participating or will participate in your offering. 7. Please tell us whether the placement agreement (refer to Exhibit 1.1) will be subject to Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ’s or FINRA ’s approval. In that case, prior to the effectiveness of your registration statement, please arrange to have a representative of FINRA call us to confirm that FINRA has finished its review and has no additional con cerns regarding the placement arrangement , or send us a copy of the confirmation letter you have received from FINRA . Regist ration Statement’s Facing Page 8. Since it appears that the securities being registered are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis , please check the Rule 415 box on the registration statement cover page and include Item 512(a) of Regulation S -K undertakings . Refer to Item 9 of Form F -1. Prospectus Outside Front Cover Page 9. We note that you intend to hold investor funds in an e scrow account. Identify the agent for the escrow account , and f ile as an exhibit to the registration statement the agreement with the escrow agent. 10. With respect to the placement agent warrants, please disclose whether you intend to list the warrants on an exchange or an over the counter quotation system. Refer to Item 1 of F orm F- 1 and Item 501(b)(4) of Regulation S -K. Steven F u Hebron Technology Co., Ltd. April 24, 2014 Page 3 11. In accordance with the requirements of Item 1 of Form F -1 and Item 501(b)(8) of Regulation S-K, please name the placement agent on the prospectu s cover page. Prospectus Conventions, page 1 12. We note the disclosure that you relied on statistics provided by a variety of publicly available sources regarding China’s expectations of growth, China’s demand for valves and fluid equipment, outlook of China’s valve industry , as well as the valve industry globally . In this regard, we note the following examples: Statistical disclosure regarding the PRC Valve industry found in your “Industry and Market Backgrou nd” disclosure on page two; Disclosure that since 2009 “China has ranked f irst worldwide in valve exports ” [refer to disclosure in the second paragraph of the “PRC Valve Industry ” on page t wo]; and Disclosure that “[g]lobal demand for industrial valves is expected to rise annually …” and that “top export destinations have rem ained relatively stable through the global economic crisis …” [refe r to last paragraph on page two ]. Please note that this list of examples is not meant to be exclusive . Please identify the sources for the market data and statistics upon which you have relied as the basis for your disclosures , and provide us copies of each source, m arked clearly to highlight the portion or section that contains the basis of your prospectus disclosures , and cross reference it to the appropriate location in the registration statement . Our Opportunity and Strategy, page 3 13. In the first paragraph on page four, you disclose that the Wenzhou City “has promised to grant [you] a preemptive right to purchase a land use right for an additional 25 acres in the Wenzhou Airport Industry Park …” Please file as an exhibit to the registration statement any arrang ements or agreements you have entered with the Wenzhou City regarding this preemptive right, or otherwise explain to us how this promise was memorialized. In addition, in a relevant section of the filing, expand your disclosure to discuss how you will finance this purchase. Based on your Use of Proceeds disclosure on page 28, it does not appear th at offering proceeds will be used to exercise this preemptive right . Please advise and revise your disclosures to the extent necessary. Risk Factors, page 9 General 14. We note that you plan to apply for listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market. If you intend to list on an exchange and rely on exchange rules that permit foreign private issuers to follow their home country requirements to some extent concerning corporate governance issues, then provide a risk factor that discloses this reliance and describes the corporate governance matters affected. Steven F u Hebron Technology Co., Ltd. April 24, 2014 Page 4 15. We note that you conduct substantially all of your operations outside of the United States. In order to enhance our understanding of how you prepare your financial statements, we ask that you provide us with information that will help us answer the followi ng questions. How do you maintain your books and records and prepare your fin ancial st atements? If you maintain your bo oks and rec ords in acc ordance with U .S. GAAP, descri be the controls you maintain to ensure that the activities you conduct and the tran sactions you consum mate are recor ded in accorda nce with U.S. GAAP. If you do not maintain your books and records in accorda nce with U.S. GAAP, tell us what basis of accounting you use and describe the proc ess you go through to convert your books and recor ds to U.S. GAAP for SEC reporting. Describe the controls you maintain to ensure that you have made all necessary and appropriate adjust ments in your convers ions and disclosures. What is the background of the people involved in your financial reporting? We would like to understand more about the background of the people who are primarily responsible for preparing and supervising the preparation of your financial statements and their knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC rules and regulations. Do not identify pe ople by name, but for each person, please tell us: what role he or she takes in preparing your financial statements; what relevant education and ongoing training he or she has had relating to U.S. GAAP; the nature of his or her contractual or othe r relationship to you; whether he or she holds and maintains any professional designations such as Certified Public Accountant (U.S.) or Certified Management Accountant; and about his or her professional experience, including experience in preparing and/or auditing financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. If you retain an accounting firm or other similar organization to prepare your financial statements, please tell us: the name and address of the accounting firm or organization; the qualifications of their employees who perform the services for your company; how and why they are qualified to prepare your financial statements; how many hours they spent last year per forming these services for you; and the total amount of fees you paid to each accounting firm or organization in connection with the preparation of your financial statements. If you retain individuals who are not your employees and are not employed by an accounting firm or other similar organization to prepare your financial statements, do not provide us with their names, but please tell us: Steven F u Hebron Technology Co., Ltd. April 24, 2014 Page 5 why you believe they are qualified to prepare your financial statements; how many hours they spent last ye ar performing these services for you; and the total amount of fees you paid to each individual in connection with the preparation of your financial statements. Do you have an audit committee financial expert? We note that you do not have an audit com mittee. Therefore, please descri be the extent of the Board of Directors’ kn owledge of U.S. GAAP. 16. On page 23, you have a risk factor regarding implementing and m aintaining effective internal control over financial reporting in the future. In this regard, please address the following items noted which may have been impacted by your internal control over financial reporting : Please explain the weakness in your internal control over financial reporting that allowed the inventory amount on page F -1 to be diff erent from the amount on page F -8; Please explain why depreciation and amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 decreased whereas the corresponding depreciable assets increased at September 30, 2013; Please explain why your effect ive tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is only 13% given your annual effective tax rates were 26% and 28%; and Please describe any 2012 fourth quarter adjustments that materially impacted operating results for the quarter. We note that net income for the quarter was approximately $104k compared to 2012 annual net income of approximately $2 million. Risk Related to Our Busine ss and Industry, page 9 We may incur liability f or unpaid taxes, including interest and penalties, page 9 17. We note the reference to Hebron Fluid, even though this term is not included in the list of defined terms on page one under “Prospectus Conventions. ” Please correct your disclosure as appropriate and in an appropri ate section of the filing describe the types of transactions in which Hebron Fluid served as HK Hebron ’s counterparty to help investors understand the tax ramifications of such arrangement . Our future research and development is currently subject to cooperation with Zhejiang University, page 14 18. We note disclosure that you have contracted with Zhejiang University to assist with research and development. Please disclos e you r collaboration with the Zhejiang University under the “Research and Development ” disclosure on page 61, as well as s ummarize the principal provisions of your contract with Zhejiang Uni versity . Please ensure to discuss the results of such collaboration with Zhejiang University and whether you intend to continue this collaboration after you create your own research and development department. Additionally, Steven F u Hebron Technology Co., Ltd. April 24, 2014 Page 6 please advise wh y you have not filed the agreement as an exhibit to the registration statement. See Item 8 of F orm F-1 and Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S -K. Under the Enterprise Income Tax Law, we may be classified as a ‘Resident Enterprise ’ of China …, page 17 19. At the end of the second paragraph of this risk factor, you disclose that “it remains unclear as to whether the Notice is applicable to an offshore enterprise controlled, but no necessarily owned, by a Chinese natural person. ” Please revise your disclosure to explain the legal significance between controlled versus owned , as well as how the Notice prov isions would apply to you. Special Note Regarding Forward -Looking Statements , page 27 20. Clarify in the second paragraph’s last sentence that you unde rtake no obligation to update any forward looking statement except as required by applicable law. Use of Proceeds, page 28 21. You have identified “Acquisition of Pharmaceutical industry network company ” as one of the categories towards which you intend to use a portion of your offering proceeds. With a view towards disclosure, please explain to us w hat a pharmaceutical industry network company is; why you are targeting this industry participant as an acquisition candidate ; and your basis for assuming that $3 million of offering proceeds will be spent on the acquisiti on of a pharmaceutical industry network company if you have not identified an acquisition target at this time. Your disclosures elsewhere indicate that you intend to acquire businesses that are complementary or related in product lines and business struct ure. Please expand your disclosures to elaborate on what types of businesses would be considered complementary. Capitalization, page 31 22. Please clearly show in the notes to the capitalization table how you computed each pro forma amount, including a discussion of any significant assump tions and estimates used to arrive at the amounts. Management ’s Discussion and Analys is of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, page 34 23. Please address the following pursuant to Item 5A of the Form 20 -F: Please provide a narrative discussion of the extent to which changes in revenues are attributable to changes in prices or to changes in the volume or amount of products or services being sold or to the introduct ion of new products or services; Describe the im pact of inflation, if m aterial; Steven F u Hebron Technology Co., Ltd. April 24, 2014 Page 7 Provide information regarding the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on the company, if material, and the extent to which foreign currency net investments are hedged by currency borrowings and other hedging instruments ; and If material, please discuss the impact of currency translations on revenues and expenses. G